Dowry Deaths: Analyse af 'Burnt Brides Pay the Bitter Price of Dowry'

What do you think happened to 22-year-old Nirmala, and why do you think it happened? (p. 88)

She probably got killed as a result of her father not

What does Mrs. Pramila Dandavate mean when she says that women have a “lesser status than a cow” (p. 88)

He refers to the fact that women really don’t have any equivalent rights, not nearly the same as men have.

What are the members of the Ram family (Nirmala’s husband and in-laws) – and even the police – say about Nirmala’s death? (p. 89)

Nirmala’s father is challenging the story in court. The police have classified the death as suicide.

What is the cause of the many “dowry deaths”, according to police Superintendent Mehra? (p. 89)

People use the dowry to raise their standards.

Which factors decide how big a dowry the girl’s family must pay to the boy’s family? (p. 90)

The better the man’s education is, the bigger the dowry is.

It is believed that there is an obvious connection between dowry and bride burning. According to the text, dowry also leads to many cases of female infanticide. Explain what that is - and explain the connection with the dowry tradition. (p. 92)